Alexandra" There And Everywhere There's A Small Hotel Till There Was You Tomorrow Unchained Melody Unforgettable We Kiss in a Shadow What I Did For Love What Kind of Fool Am I? When I Fall in Love Where Or When Who Can I Turn To? With A Song in My Heart Yesterday You Took Advantage of Me Performances Arpin performed as a solo entertainer and with orchestras throughout the world. In Canada, he performed with Maureen Forrester and Peter Appleyard. He made several appearances at the Mariposa Folk Festival, the St. Louis Ragtime Festival, and the Scott Joplin Festival in Sedalia, Missouri. In the Toronto area, he performed regularly in bars, clubs, and hotel lounges, notably The King Edward Hotel, The Ports of Call, The Windsor Arms, Mr. Tony's, and Pearcy House. Awards Arpin was nominated three times for Juno Awards, given to show excellence in Canadian music. In June 1998, he won the Scott Joplin Award from the Scott Joplin Foundation of Sedalia, Missouri. Critical acclaim Ragtime great Eubie Blake pronounced John Arpin "the Chopin of Ragtime", while The New York Times labeled him "the Richter of Ragtime". High Fidelity magazine said of one of his albums: "This is the best recorded collection of piano rags that I know of and is, I suspect, the most authentically performed." Compositions Notable among his own compositions are "Jogging Along" (a theme song for the acclaimed CBC radio program Morningside). He also composed the theme for TVOntario's children's shows, Polka Dot Door and Polka Dot Shorts and wrote the music for the shows. Arpin also composed the themes for several CTV network shows in the 1960s. His "Lyric Suite for Piano, Strings and Percussion" won first prize out of 450 entrants in the Yamaha Second International Original Concert in Tokyo. He also arranged music for several Canadian recording acts. In 2005, he was commissioned by St. Michael's Choir School (Toronto) to compose and arrange a "medley" of Christmas tunes which he titled "Yuletide on the Cool Side". It was very warmly received in its premiere on a concert tour across Canada. References Further reading External links Encyclopedia of Music in Canada entry Arpin's personal web site JohnAndMaryJane.blogspot Blog maintained by Arpin's wife 1936 births 2007 deaths People from Simcoe County University of Toronto alumni The Royal Conservatory of Music alumni Canadian male composers Canadian pop musicians Canadian classical pianists Male classical pianists